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World Governing Body of Sports included in the
Summer Olympic Games
WORLD ARCHERY
(FORMERLY FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE TIR A L’ARC - FITA) FORMED IN 1931
https://worldarchery.org/
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FINA(Swimming)
The Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) was founded in 1908.
HTTP://WWW.FINA.ORG
WORLD ATHLETICS
The World Athletics Federations was Founded in 1912
https://www.worldathletics.org/
BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION
The International Badminton Federation was founded in 1934 and has since changed its name to the Badminton World Federation.
https://bwfbadminton.com/
WORLD BASEBALL SOFTBALL CONFEDERATION
The International Baseball Federation was established in 1938, while the International Softball Federation was incorporated in 1952.
The two sports were merged into one governing body – the World Baseball Softball Confederation – in 2013.
https://www.wbsc.org/
INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL FEDERATION
The International Basketball Federation was founded in 1932, in Geneva, Switzerland.
http://www.fiba.basketball/
THE FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE VOLLEYBALL (FIVB)
The International Volleyball Federation was founded in 1947.
https://www.fivb.com/
INTERNATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION
The Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA) was Founded in 1920.
https://www.aiba.org/
THE UNION CYCLISTE INTERNATIONALE (UCI)The International Cycling Union (UCI) was founded in 1900.
https://www.uci.org/
THE FÉDÉRATION ÉQUESTRE INTERNATIONALE
The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) was founded in 1921
https://www.fei.org/
THE FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D'ESCRIME (FIE)
The International Fencing Federation (FEI) was founded in 1913.
https://fie.org/
THE FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (FIFA)
FIFA was founded in 1904.
https://www.fifa.com/
THE FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE GYMNASTIQUE (FIG)
FIG, the International Gymnastics Federation was founded in 1881, making it the world's oldest International Sports Organisation.
https://www.gymnastics.sport/
THE INTERNATIONAL HANDBALL FEDERATION (ihf)
FIG, the International Handball Federation was founded in 1946.
http://www.ihf.info/
THE FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE HOCKEY (FIH)
FIH, the International Hockey Federation was founded in 1924.
http://www.fih.ch/
WORLD KARATE FEDERATION
The World Union of Karate-Do was Established in October 1970.
http://www.wkf.net/
international modern pentathlon unon
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) was founded in 1948,
http://www.pentathlon.org/
WORLD RUGBY
World Rugby, previously known as The International Rugby Board (IRB), was founded in 1886 and has its H.Q. in Dublin, Ireland.
https://www.world.rugby/
WORLD SAILING
World Sailing was founded in 1907 as The International Yacht Racing Union.
https://www.sailing.org/
the international shooting sport federation
The ISSF was founded in 1907 as The International Shooting Union.
https://www.issf-sports.org/
world skate
World Skate was ratified in September 2017 after The International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS) was Dissolved almost 100 years after its 1924 inception.
http://www.worldskate.org/
THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SPORT CLIMBING
The IFSC was Founded in 2007 as a continuation of the International Council for Competition Climbing which came into existence in 1997
https://www.ifsc-climbing.org/
THE INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS FEDERATION (Ittf)
The ITTF was founded in 1926.
https://www.ittf.com/
THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION (ITF)
The ITF was founded in 1924 as International Lawn Tennis Federation.
https://www.itftennis.com/en/
united world wrestling
The Federation Internationale des Luttes Associees (FILA) was founded in 1905 and initially governed both Wrestling and Weightlifting.
https://unitedworldwrestling.org/
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